The true quince is furry, with a strong scent, yellowish flesh and
is so highly aromatic that it is mouth wrinkling; it is NOT very
acid and, indeed, is fairly low on acid. That is probably why it
tends to rot fairly fast if stored.

Furry and very aromatic rings a bell - the quince butter tasted like
very pungent candied fruit, as I remember ...
But, alas, we'll probably move from here once we retire in a few years -
and the developers already have their eye on all our gardens....
Klara

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damp and cold in Gatwick basin

"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
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In article ,
nambucca wrote:

North wall, in fairly acid and often waterlogged soil, and it shouldn't

Clematis Armandii is one to choose by next year it should be pretty good

Look at the conditions. Clematis won't like them much.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.


Apologies I missed the wet acid bit
I could swap them some of my over dry sandy well drained stuff !!!!!!!!!!!!!

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klara King wrote:
Jaques d'Alltrades writes
And, as many of us post, the fruit is very useful for preserves and
so on. URG is full of Chaenomeles fans.

Common name?

Quince

Better, Japanese quince or flowering quince.

Used also to be commonly known as japonica. Are we getting warm yet? :-)

Janet

"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
...
In article ,
nambucca wrote:

North wall, in fairly acid and often waterlogged soil, and it shouldn't

Clematis Armandii is one to choose by next year it should be pretty good

Look at the conditions. Clematis won't like them much.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.


Apologies I missed the wet acid bit
I could swap them some of my over dry sandy well drained stuff !!!!!!!!!!!!!

The message
from (Nick Maclaren) contains these words:

In article ,
klara King wrote:
Jaques d'Alltrades writes
And, as many of us post, the fruit is very useful for preserves and
so on. URG is full of Chaenomeles fans.

Common name?

Quince

Better, Japanese quince or flowering quince.

Used also to be commonly known as japonica. Are we getting warm yet? :-)

Janet

"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
...
In article ,
nambucca wrote:

North wall, in fairly acid and often waterlogged soil, and it shouldn't

Clematis Armandii is one to choose by next year it should be pretty good

Look at the conditions. Clematis won't like them much.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.


Apologies I missed the wet acid bit
I could swap them some of my over dry sandy well drained stuff !!!!!!!!!!!!!

The message
from (Nick Maclaren) contains these words:

In article ,
klara King wrote:
Jaques d'Alltrades writes
And, as many of us post, the fruit is very useful for preserves and
so on. URG is full of Chaenomeles fans.

Common name?

Quince

Better, Japanese quince or flowering quince.

Used also to be commonly known as japonica. Are we getting warm yet? :-)

Janet

Janet Tweedy wrote in message ...
In article , klara King
writes

We have a fairly large garden, but the view from the living-room window
is dominated by the (North-facing) side wall of the garage,

I would be very grateful for any suggestions!

Klara



Chanemoles They seem to flower most of the year and look really good in
spring. Keep them cut back against the wall and the spurs short and
you'll get masses of flower and you'll have a framework for climbers!
Mine flowers like anything on a north facing wall and there's a variety
of colours to choose from.

janet

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montans clematis will grow like the clappers, give tons of flowers, be
dirt cheap to buy, can be hacked back if needed. Plant good and deep,
bit of feed, lots of water and your offfffffff.

I swear they grow so quickly you can almost see them do it.

CF

Janet Tweedy wrote in message ...
In article , klara King
writes

We have a fairly large garden, but the view from the living-room window
is dominated by the (North-facing) side wall of the garage,

I would be very grateful for any suggestions!

Klara



Chanemoles They seem to flower most of the year and look really good in
spring. Keep them cut back against the wall and the spurs short and
you'll get masses of flower and you'll have a framework for climbers!
Mine flowers like anything on a north facing wall and there's a variety
of colours to choose from.

janet

----------------------------------------
montans clematis will grow like the clappers, give tons of flowers, be
dirt cheap to buy, can be hacked back if needed. Plant good and deep,
bit of feed, lots of water and your offfffffff.

I swear they grow so quickly you can almost see them do it.

CF